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Rather dispassionately I say... David__77 Sep 2013 #1
Maybe that is for the best? ConcernedCanuk Sep 2013 #13
most helpful to Assad? bvar22 Sep 2013 #66
A couple of things... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #2
So you're saying Obama is all-knowing, except when he isn't n/t markpkessinger Sep 2013 #45
LOL, keep trying to spin it your way. Most of us know what really happened! n-t Logical Sep 2013 #61
Please tell us stevil Sep 2013 #3
They don't make any sense to me, either, stevil. Suich Sep 2013 #4
The White House staff had to re-write the speech because the goal has changed. dkf Sep 2013 #6
Oh piffle. Presidential speeches are rewritten all the time. Hekate Sep 2013 #11
I would think this re-write is very tricky....can't wait to hear snappyturtle Sep 2013 #19
Ya, that should be interesting Hydra Sep 2013 #20
What they woke up to is not where we are now hence the need for re-write of speech. dkf Sep 2013 #5
Maybe you tiddly-winks players Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #7
^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^ pkdu Sep 2013 #8
in any game, there is more than one player.... dtom67 Sep 2013 #9
Your "tiddlywinks" post isn't that compelling ... Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #10
Goodbye, Summer. nt sibelian Sep 2013 #56
The Game, the Go board, indeed, is much larger. Putin's judo, karate, intelligence- Ghost Dog Sep 2013 #12
This would have been a nice touch OilemFirchen Sep 2013 #25
Heh, yeah... Cool. Ghost Dog Sep 2013 #72
'Bewildered herd'. Speak for yourself. randome Sep 2013 #16
sorry, hoss... dtom67 Sep 2013 #68
Nice Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #23
I would think this re-write is very tricky....can't wait to hear snappyturtle Sep 2013 #18
"If" and "but." That's what Obama will do. kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #36
It's an awful, disastrous, no-good day she had some 10 months ago. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #69
If Kerry's statement was a trial balloon, which I think, how would he have known pnwmom Sep 2013 #14
Honestly don't know how to respond to such Skidmore Sep 2013 #15
'Rigidity of thinking'. randome Sep 2013 #17
+1 Exactly. n/t FSogol Sep 2013 #21
Exactly FedUpWithIt All Sep 2013 #35
The Combustible Hair Club is struggling today. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #22
The President is doing a great job, much to the chagrin of some. Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #24
And they've got it backwards. Avalux Sep 2013 #27
You Better Believe It. nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #32
Obama is fortunate to have found an exit strategy for his hugely unpopular Syria strike. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #37
+1 woo me with science Sep 2013 #42
it would be nice to see some of his most ardent supporters acknowledge that.. frylock Sep 2013 #43
He's always had an out, anyone who denies this isn't credible. joshcryer Sep 2013 #70
In these situations, keep a bunch of possibilities going, hope one breaks your way, and jump on it. Hoyt Sep 2013 #26
It's really, really important to you that Obama not take any credit for this, right? randome Sep 2013 #28
I give him credit for rolling with it. But I'm not going to credit him for something anyone dkf Sep 2013 #31
Considering how little we actually know that the president doesn't... Orsino Sep 2013 #33
It should be obvious to you that Kerry didn't mean to make a proposal that would stop the bombing. dkf Sep 2013 #34
As far as I can tell, you are the one making huge assumptions Skidmore Sep 2013 #38
Of course it will linger. Even when Saddam got rid of WMD it lingered. Ask Qaddafi how well dkf Sep 2013 #40
If you realize that, then why all of the Skidmore Sep 2013 #41
Because I didn't think Obama would be the one to do it. dkf Sep 2013 #49
Actually, the President has kept us out of the ditch. Skidmore Sep 2013 #52
Yes. I can't speak to how well the president and SoS are doing... Orsino Sep 2013 #73
I'll give him credit if he can resist the impulse to sneak excuses for a war into the agreement kenny blankenship Sep 2013 #54
I wish we would stop looking at this in terms of giving Obama an "out"........ wandy Sep 2013 #29
I haven't heard anyone imply it was "planned" They said it was thought of and discussed FedUpWithIt All Sep 2013 #30
I think … 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #71
Of course they are. Enough of this Orwellian garbage. woo me with science Sep 2013 #39
Oh god, now you are spamming threads with the same cliche ass copy/paste sentence. phleshdef Sep 2013 #44
You must stop answering my posts. woo me with science Sep 2013 #46
LOL polichick Sep 2013 #50
Good job Mr. President. Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #47
Only conservatives think in terms of black and white. No nuance. No flexibility. No reason... Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #48
His actions lead to this reaction from Russia and Syria, you sound disappointed (nt) The Straight Story Sep 2013 #51
"one of the most challenging moments of his presidency" Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #53
I'm thinking this will be a different speech than originally scheduled. RC Sep 2013 #55
dang -- glad they're on top of that...for a while today it was nashville_brook Sep 2013 #57
I just love how Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #58
Rewriting the speech was always part of His plan. MNBrewer Sep 2013 #59
He's not writing the speech?? kentuck Sep 2013 #60
LOL, great point! n-t Logical Sep 2013 #62
I'm sure it's part of the plan! Union Scribe Sep 2013 #63
Wow, the situation changing and things moving quickly, Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #64
Yeah right. They cooked this up at the G20 last week. nt Ruby the Liberal Sep 2013 #65
Hey , Everybody, Watch THIS!!! bvar22 Sep 2013 #67
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